Faculty and Staff Directory

Faculty and Staff information is listed here for your convenience.

Dr. Susan Dempf
Head of School
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1102
sdempf@ash1818.org

B.S. - Hobart and William Smith Colleges
M.S. - Springfield College (Mass.)
Ph.D. - Syracuse University
Number of Years at ASH: 1
Number of Years in Education: 25

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Marcia Renken
Principal
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1202
mrenken@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
M.S. - Lindenwood University
Number of Years at ASH: 35
Number of Years in Education: 38

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Lower School

Pre-Primary

Rose Van Voorn
Pre-Primary Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1402
rvanvoorn@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 29
Number of Years in Education: 32

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Samantha Weiss
Little Acorns Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1405
sweiss@ash1818.org

B.A. - Lindenwood University
Number of Years at ASH: 3
Number of Years in Education: 4

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Primary

Paige Murray
Primary Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1411
pmurray@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 16
Number of Years in Education: 18

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First Class

Mary O'Connor
First Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1414
moconnor@ash1818.org

B.S. - Millikin University
M.S.S.W. - University of Tennessee
M.A.T. - Lindenwood University
Number of Years at ASH: 11
Number of Years in Education: 11

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Jennifer Robin
First Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1407
jrobin@ash1818.org

B.S. - Southeast Missouri State University
M.S. - Maryville University
Number of Years at ASH: 8
Number of Years in Education: 8

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Second Class

Michelle Grojean
Second Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1413
mgrojean@ash1818.org

B.A. - Maryville University
M.Ed. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 12
Number of Years in Education: 20

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Missy Kaemmerlen
Second Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1416
mkaemmerlen@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Kansas
Number of Years at ASH: 16
Number of Years in Education: 16

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Third Class

Diane McGrane
Third Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1205
dmcgrane@ash1818.org

B.A. - Washington University
M.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 20
Number of Years in Education: 22

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Brittany Tyree
Third Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1498
btyree@ash1818.org

B.A. - Missouri State University
Number of Years at ASH: 4
Number of Years in Education: 5

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Fourth Class

Lauren Lammert
Fourth Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1420
llammert@ash1818.org

B.S. - Missouri State University
Number of Years at ASH: 6
Number of Years in Education: 7

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Mary Reepmeyer
Fourth Class Homeroom Teacher
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1302
mreepmeyer@ash1818.org

B.S. - Saint Louis University
M.A. - Maryville University
Number of Years at ASH: 12
Number of Years in Education: 13

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Other Lower School Faculty

Sara Gaylor
French (PP–4), Spanish (3-4)
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1322
sgaylor@ash1818.org

B.A. - Luther College (Iowa)
Number of Years at ASH: 25
Number of Years in Education: 39

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John Laracuente
Science
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1422
jlaracuente@ash1818.org

B.A. - Lindenwood University
Number of Years at ASH: 1
Number of Years in Education: 3

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Beth Metcalf
Global Studies
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1412
bmetcalf@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, Columbia
Number of Years at ASH: 42
Number of Years in Education: 42

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Middle School

Fifth and Sixth Class

Sandy Ahlheim
Science
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1326
sahlheim@ash1818.org

B.S. - Saint Louis University
Number of Years at ASH: 18
Number of Years in Education: 23

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Laura Craig
Literature and Writing
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1325
lcraig@ash1818.org

B.E. - University of Houston
Number of Years at ASH: 4
Number of Years in Education: 25

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Sara Gaylor
Spanish
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1322
sgaylor@ash1818.org

B.A. - Luther College (Iowa)
Number of Years at ASH: 25
Number of Years in Education: 39

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Megan Horner
Math
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1303
mhorner@ash1818.org

B.A. - Saint Louis University
Number of Years at ASH: 32
Number of Years in Education: 32

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Tammy Strother
Religion and Social Studies
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1301
tstrother@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 8
Number of Years in Education: 13

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Seventh and Eighth Class

Sandy Ahlheim
Science
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1326
sahlheim@ash1818.org

B.S. - Saint Louis University
Number of Years at ASH: 18
Number of Years in Education: 23

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Andrea Corvalan
History
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1330
acorvalan@ash1818.org

B.A. - Carleton College
M.A. - Webster University
J.D. - Albany Law School
Number of Years at ASH: 2
Number of Years in Education: 11

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Jen Quinn
Theology
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1308
jquinn@ash1818.org

B.A. - Saint Louis University
M.A. - Aquinas Institute of Theology
Number of Years at ASH: 1
Number of Years in Education: 9

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Julie Werton
Math/Algebra
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1320
jwerton@ash1818.org

B.S. - Missouri State University
M.A. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 6
Number of Years in Education: 18

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Catherine Whiter
Literature and Writing
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1306
cwhiter@ash1818.org

B.A. - Reed College
M.A. - University of Hawaii
Number of Years at ASH: 1
Number of Years in Education: 26

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Other Middle School Faculty

Joanne Budny
Global Studies; Student Activities Coordinator
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1203
jbudny@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Massachusetts
M.Ed. - Penn State University
Number of Years at ASH: 23
Number of Years in Education: 40

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Other Faculty

Carol Eagan
Classroom Connections
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1432
ceagan@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 10
Number of Years in Education: 39

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Sue Gallaher
Physical Education
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1429
sgallaher@ash1818.org

B.S. - Southeast Missouri State University
M.A. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 23
Number of Years in Education: 30+

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Karen Kozlen
Art
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1324
kkozlen@ash1818.org

M.A., M.F.A. - Fontbonne University
Number of Years at ASH: 23
Number of Years in Education: 35

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Beth Metcalf
Librarian
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1210
bmetcalf@ash1818.org

B.S. - University of Missouri, Columbia
Number of Years at ASH: 42
Number of Years in Education: 42

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Marleen Monahan
Physical Education
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1317
mmonahan@ash1818.org

B.S. - Southern Illinois University
M.Ed. - University of Missouri, St. Louis
Number of Years at ASH: 31
Number of Years in Education: 36

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John Storjohann
Computer Science
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1208
jstorjohann@ash1818.org

B.S. - Lindenwood University
Number of Years at ASH: 39
Number of Years in Education: 39

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Laurie Strickland
Music
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1323
lstrickland@ash1818.org

B.A. - Columbia College
Number of Years at ASH: 2
Number of Years in Education: 30+

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Staff

Office and School Staff

Katie Berg
School Nurse
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1104
kberg@ash1818.org

Sarah Kirtley
Assistant to Principal
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1204
skirtley@ash1818.org

Rita Nelson
Assistant to Head of School
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1103
rnelson@ash1818.org

Advancement

Alyce Guth
Database Coordinator Nurse
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1611
aguth@ash1818.org

Mary Maher
Development Director
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1601
mmaher@ash1818.org

Stephanie Coulter
Special Events Coordinator
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1602
scoulter@ash1818.org

Joan Runge
Communications Director
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1610
jrunge@ash1818.org

Lisa Tebbe
Admissions and Alumni Director
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1620
ltebbe@ash1818.org

Business Office and Technology

Denise Bracht
Accounting Clerk
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1503
dbracht@ash1818.org

Glenna Miller
Accounting Clerk
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1504
gmiller@ash1818.org

Karen Perrone
Business Manager
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1501
kperrone@ash1818.org

Julie Saville
Accounting Supervisor
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1502
jsaville@ash1818.org

Will Yates
IT Director / Web Administrator
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1703
wyates@ash1818.org

Shrine and Archives

Mary Glenn
Shrine Assistant
(636) 946-6127
mglenn@ash1818.org

Theresa Grass
Archivist
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1120
tgrass@ash1818.org

Margaret Munch, RSCJ
Sacristan
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1304
mmunch@ash1818.org

Carol Pfitzinger
Shrine Director
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1801
cpfitzinger@ash1818.org

Athletics

Greg Vitello
Athletics Coordinator
(636) 946-6127
gvitello@ash1818.org

Facilities

Jason Costello
Maintenance
(636) 946-6127
jcostello@ash1818.org

Adam Nelson
Maintenance
(636) 946-6127
anelson@ash1818.org

Maria Pintor
Housekeeping
(636) 946-6127
mpintor@ash1818.org

Cafeteria Staff

Gaye Holt
Cafeteria Manager
(636) 946-6127 ext. 1530
gholt@ash1818.org

Diane Foote

Victoria Rice

Kathy Winkelmann